Ranger Municipal Airport
Ranger Municipal Airport is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 447 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
145 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 10.6 mi
- Evensville Peak: 10.8 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 8.9 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 8.9 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 15.9 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 18.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Eastland City Park: 9.8 mi
- Six Flags Park: 9.8 mi
- New York Hill Park: 15.8 mi
- Cisco City Park: 19.1 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 8.6 mi
- La Casa: 10.0 mi
- Mangum: 14.0 mi
- Desdemona: 14.9 mi
- Thurber: 15.8 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Ol' Rip: 8.9 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 15.8 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 24.2 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ranger Municipal Airport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SE 133° | 507 m | 14.7 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | WNW 290° | 503 m | 11.4 mi |
| Blue Hills | ESE 117° | 501 m | 17.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | ESE 109° | 499 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 277° | 494 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ESE 123° | 482 m | 11.8 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 336° | 482 m | 12.6 mi |
| Double mountain | WNW 302° | 476 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403576589
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